During a SWAT team operation in Burke County, North Carolina on December 11, 2007, Deputy Martin Lawing was critically injured and paralyzed by a single shot fired by a barricaded subject. When Deputy Lawing attempted to deploy a "throw phone" into the home of the subject, he was struck in the neck between his helmet and ballistic vest.
Martin is currently undergoing physical therapy in Atlanta for an injury that has physically changed him forever.
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Jenny Lynn
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Deputy Martin Lawing's got my vote, prayers out for a speedy recovery for him.
Jenny
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"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” Galileo Galilei
"If our lives are endangered by plots or violence or armed robbers or enemies, any and every method of protecting ourselves is morally right” Marcus Tullius Cicero
"By special Pastoral appointment."
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Voted!
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for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother!" - Shakespeare
RLTW! - Land of the Free BECAUSE of the Brave
RS 3-70
SSG VN 69-70
I Co., 75th. Inf.
4/9 Inf., 25th ID
Mentored Ranger kozzman555
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Charlie 51
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Bump Martin Lawing, a SWAT team member and former Army Ranger, was named the winner of the television show's All-Star contest, which recognizes law enforcement officers and first responders for exceptional service.
"America's Most Wanted" praised Lawing for his courage and "unrivaled heroism."
Lawing, 31, was an avid runner and cyclist when he was shot in the neck during the Dec. 11 standoff and became a quadriplegic. He has undergone several surgeries and, since January, has been in therapy at an Atlanta rehabilitation center.
More than 1,000 people nationwide were nominated, and Lawing was picked from among eight finalists, including Marion rescue worker Darrin Helton.
Lawing will receive $10,000 and be honored May 17 at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race in Charlotte
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PocketKings
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